From nobody Sat Mar 25 21:14:47 2023 X-Original-To: dev-commits-doc-all@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4PkX072kz9z41jQq for ; Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:14:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4PkX0721F1z3vFr; Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:14:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1679778887; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=EPIDGVHHL/EBz8XOIa/P9RNp8bJJnCavKaW3sDfurd0=; b=mGGAU04jV+PAtZPC1CtmYLj0ltLwU8rRUFTk86YhjSOrkccu4YjdLOoQLZW0bhkHC5qLWU d86jkkDeIoQ9iAHDK4fSB56vqYUSWpbry7nWjdemTZ9Y2hUQRPMWJRDbMe1d2MmgR2XWI4 IY+hpSih7bsSuoBmfmbHQxZHq61rEilB2Zzdlzb/FNB15A8/nIV0U26Poh9ZzRWWVQVmzc PE+zIzKNzODVM10ioAu9/vPqWhhEr00A2PjMss88y3VKw32nAvmJxvNOnSUQV/agyI8bCh eqnC6VdgMSEUP5taJNa74aH3Pbg570ffKsYsGlM0qWYrag8EWAf+0NiJGTOELw== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1679778887; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=EPIDGVHHL/EBz8XOIa/P9RNp8bJJnCavKaW3sDfurd0=; b=Hs81cDQQ46eeCtQrDZNhMK/1sg7YyC9eOxDqbLZdXYWczKjoEXhW5wKZ6q6xXSrrk4J23r XBFbM7QYx0oAn8GrnR67WBYze+DuXBaeAZGlJe1izJEcmfZ5eqqKocVvLq/utW+S+Isxs9 LaFo1ykpLjh+Fl9lZzTxFvJku0WYhmxhThgngndgSCu82Hws7R6pcqshOqdvDUzrHkAHDh pXWpiF5KajBKFAzzTtrvtwbMYyWvSxujpouG3O64oXmT6UrMp746dQ5hWGRdsjufUHqUXW Yb/ky7SgnYSZf+Jbbu2p9VdGX8nfrYSXDpCNQCRddubDm4tPId+anJB7ZSg+Jg== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1679778887; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=uwZbUj1qYxzsNg1poE1XRPy5MNnOyOpaSoY/sb1BkcL+t07xqhQJLbmaNVDm8cWyu8BTK2 MW94xDW1WlYE2J0FZJXhGom9UA6BcqZEC8pVZ5jH7bQAy9YwAdrHGwsFc9lRe/suPhukOK ObKMmcQCFQMlWjR1wdBfvOoBH00Y/XefmDZvKa+CdDfx3/NeGcN0odVjIZuhh+S/4hh4Ut I8hhjXCvaRqN0302OKgXqaCaliANLQiqO2VDTHIoG/L8QlBUVtssJ55K8sWBD6HTnNcNNj AEEFMto8w3CW/dSVL5u3GivPEZIfda2ecI/pT0h1Qj+Edkg0IM1V0xezR2zoHQ== Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org (gitrepo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:5]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4PkX0713qjzF3S; Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:14:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.44]) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTP id 32PLElBC089461; Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:14:47 GMT (envelope-from git@gitrepo.freebsd.org) Received: (from git@localhost) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1/Submit) id 32PLElb9089460; Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:14:47 GMT (envelope-from git) Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:14:47 GMT Message-Id: <202303252114.32PLElb9089460@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org From: Graham Perrin Subject: git: 7a2813099b - main - Swap ports and packages as suggested by wosch List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the doc repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-doc-all List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: grahamperrin X-Git-Repository: doc X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/main X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: 7a2813099ba568b42014c14c0554d1153e685ca5 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N The branch main has been updated by grahamperrin: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=7a2813099ba568b42014c14c0554d1153e685ca5 commit 7a2813099ba568b42014c14c0554d1153e685ca5 Author: Pau Amma AuthorDate: 2023-02-11 19:08:00 +0000 Commit: Graham Perrin CommitDate: 2023-03-25 21:12:05 +0000 Swap ports and packages as suggested by wosch While here, get rid of redundant language and copyedit a bit. Approved by: doc (carlavilla, wosch) Differential revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D38510 --- website/content/en/ports/_index.adoc | 17 ++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/content/en/ports/_index.adoc b/website/content/en/ports/_index.adoc index ec2077e778..ceeaa8001b 100644 --- a/website/content/en/ports/_index.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/ports/_index.adoc @@ -11,21 +11,20 @@ include::shared/en/urls.adoc[] ''''' -The FreeBSD Ports and Packages Collection offers a simple way for users and administrators to install applications. +The FreeBSD ports and packages collections offer two simple ways for users and administrators to install over 30,000 applications, utilities or libraries. -The Ports Collection supports the latest release on the link:{faq}#current[FreeBSD-CURRENT] and link:{faq}#stable[FreeBSD-STABLE] branches. +For most of those, a precompiled `package` with default options exists for each supported release, saving the user the work and time of having to compile anything at all. +Use man:pkg-install[8] to securely download and install a package. +For more information see link:{handbook}ports/#pkgng-intro[Using pkg for Binary Package Management]. + +Both collections support the latest point release on the link:{faq}#stable[FreeBSD-STABLE] branches. +In addition, the ports collection supports the link:{faq}#current[FreeBSD-CURRENT] branch. Older releases are not supported and may or may not work correctly with an up-to-date ports collection. Over time, changes to the ports collection may rely on features that are not present in older releases. -Wherever convenient, we try not to gratuitously break support for recent releases, but it is sometimes unavoidable. When this occurs, patches contributed by the user community to maintain support for older releases will usually be committed. -Each "port" listed here contains any patches necessary to make the original application source code compile and run on FreeBSD. -Installing an application is as simple as typing `make install` in the port directory. +Each `port` listed here contains any patches necessary to make the original application source code compile and run on FreeBSD. If you download the framework for the entire list of ports by installing the link:{handbook}ports/#ports-using[ports hierarchy], you can have thousands of applications right at your fingertips. Each port's `Makefile` automatically fetches the application source code, either from a local disk or the network, unpacks it on your system, applies the patches, and compiles. If all went well, a simple `make install` will install the application and register it with the package system. - -For most ports, a precompiled `package` also exists, saving the user the work and time of having to compile anything at all. -Use man:pkg-install[8] to securely download and install the precompiled version of a port. -For more information see link:{handbook}ports/#pkgng-intro[Using pkg for Binary Package Management].